GREEN BAY, Wis. -- With some teams, undrafted rookies are an afterthought, a way to fill out the 90-man offseason roster to make sure they have enough players to run a thorough practice. For the Green Bay Packers, they’re more than that.
Every year since 2005, the Packers have kept at least one -- and sometimes several -- undrafted rookie on their season-opening roster.
So when, shortly after this year’s draft, ESPN asked a high-ranking member of the team’s personnel staff to identify one or more undrafted rookie who might have a real shot to make the team, it wasn’t just a throwaway question.